Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-12-22

attention again to the child, for whose
safety he now felt personally responsible.
"If you knowed the name Of the place
where you wanter 60, me an Jinksey could
chip in an buy ticket on the cars"
This was exactly the information which
Daisy could not give. She was positive her
grandfather lived several miles from town,
and this fact caused Billy to think no more
OF attempting to forward her to her destina-
ton. During some moments he walked by
the child's side silently, his forehead
wrinkled as il he was making severe
mental effort, and then his face grew bright
even through the dirt, as he exclaimed,
triumphantly:
Il know how we'll fix it! Jinkscy. you
an me will buy her ticket back home. I've
got nineteen cents"
'.But it cost more than two dollars to
come here" Daisy interrupted. ''Grand-
father promised to pay the money when /
went back"
1.-TWO dollarsw Jinksey fairly screamed.
''Why. you oughter pretty near buy the
whole railroad for that much money. J
reckon it's settled now, Billy"
'l'm 'fraid it is" Master Jackson replied,
disconsolately, as he plunged his hands
lOnged whistle.
For the first time, perhaps. he realized
how convenient it occasionally is to have
practIced economy in the past, for he could
remember how often he might have saved
money instead of recklessly squandering
it, and just at this time it was not pleasing
recollection.
"Woter you goin' to do with herr"
Ii,,ly vxx,bi Of hiS friaDd had
manned silent so long that he began 10 fear
the matter in question had been forgotten.
''All know Of is to carry her down to
Granny Browns. We can getth old woman
to keep her while we shiny round and
raise enough to send her home. Pm almost
sure Skinny Jones an Chippy Dowd would
help"
1T seems mighty tough to spend so much
| money jest for ticket on the cars" Jink-
sey said sadly. "S'posen we sneak OF an
leave her. Then we'd be outer the scrape."
Very likely this same uncharitable
| thought had already presented itself to
Master Jackson's mind, for he did not treat
the idea with that surprise or scorn which
might have been expected. He replied,
without even shade OF reproach in his
voice:
THAT won't do at all. Jinksey. She's on
| our hands an we've got to act square.
! Wen work mighty hard termorrer, an get
the other fellers to CHIP in SOS she can 60
home in q dav or two. Then We sha'n't
have ter pay too much for her board.'
''Tharll be fine way to spend New
Years, won't ii!" Jinksey replied, in a
| whisper as hoarse as it was scornful.
| Didn't you agree to go to some show, an
have high Old time watchin' the swells
| up-townH
1--WE carnt do that now" Billy said, and,
as if fearing the temptation was becoming
too great to be resisted, he took hold OF
Daisy's hand. walking rapidly down Thirty
eighth street toward the East River.
Where are you taking me!'' the child
asked, growing alarmed at the sudden
change which had come over the boys.
''We're goin' down to an cid woman's
house where we live. She'll see to you
| awhile till we can raise the. money for a
ticket, an if that amt as good as findln'
your gran'father, it's The best we kin do"
This show Of friendship, following as it
did so closely after the sense Of utter lone
illness and the heartache of inconsistencies,
gave her greater confidence in her self
elected protectors than many weeks OF the
most intimate acquaintance could have
done. She trusted as implicitly in their
ability to remove the difficulties from her
path as in their promise to aid, and the
troubled look had almost entirely left her
face when the little party arrived at
Avenue A.
The home OF Messrs. Jackson and jerks
was conspicuous neither for its elegance
nor its air of neatness; but the young gen.
tlemen who claimed it as their residence
by virtue Of paying dollar each week FOR
breakfasts, suppers and lodgings, were
quite positive that none better could be
found-at the same price-in the city. Per-
haps under other circumstances Daisy
would have compared this tall tenement
house, where two or three families lived
on each floor, II -orably with her neat
country home, where every thing, from the
huge wood pile to the sleek cattle in the
stabe-yard, betokened comfort for it's in
mates; but now it looked to her much like
"a city of refuge" on small scale.
Granny Brown was not a pleasing-looh-
ing old woman; but the memory of her own
children, whom God had taken when more
angels were needed, had kept at least one
corner of her heart comparatively warm.
and she was disposed to care for Daisy on
very moderate terms. Fifteen cents per
day was the modest price which the boys
were asked to day for their protcye's board,
''prOvidin' the little girl would make her.
self handy washin' dishes an sich-like
work." but it was understood that this
sum must be paid in advance, and the
money which they had proposed to spend
OH New Years sports was sadly dimin-
ished when the first settlement was made.
At the beginning of the financial trans
action Jinksey showed plainly that he
thought the charity freak was assuming
ridiculous proportions. 1t was all right to
snake up' for little bit Of fun with a
greeny by conducting her to Granny
Browns; but after that it was only the
square thing for her to pay her own board
when she had twenty-five cents tied up in
her handkerchief. This was the argument
he used when Billy asked him to pay seven
of the fifteen cents; and he fatty refused
to spend one penny of his holiday money 50
foolishly.
'You were jest as much to blame when
we made her cry as l was; but if you're
goin' to sneak outer the thing now, Tim
jerks, go ahead. I've got enough ter pay
one days board, an it'll be queer il
can't raise more.'
II hain't got any thing to say about wot
you do" Jinksey replied, loftily. EFF yer
wanter buy the whole town don't s'pose
l kin stop it; so go ahead an start yer
'sylum for girls wot have lost their gram
fathers"
1t was unl,ind in Master jerks to mako
these uncalied for remarks, and especially
when Daisy was forced to hear every word.
lie had professed to be willing, while the
child's tears were flowing, to do his share
of atoning for the wrong done, and now he
not only repudiatcd this implied agree
ment, but added insult to injury.
Eortunafe Vas il for IinkSaH that be was